Small Business Chemicals Roundtable – March 11, 2024
The Office of Advocacy is announcing its next regularly scheduled Small Business Chemicals Roundtable. The purpose of these roundtables is to bring experts in the regulation of chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and!-->…
Small Business Environmental Roundtable – February 29, 2024
The next Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will be held virtually on February 29, 2024, at 2 PM ET on the Microsoft Teams platform. The discussion will focus on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed revisions!-->…
Spotlighting Black History Month
Black History Month, formerly recognized as Negro History Week, began the second week of February in 1926. Carter G. Woodson, who was a historian and co-founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, played an integral!-->…
Small Business Roundtable – February 16, 2024
The Office of Advocacy will hold a virtual roundtable to discuss the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Proposed Apprenticeship rule. DOL proposes updates to key areas of apprenticeship that would add paperwork requirements and adopt a new Career!-->…
Advocacy Raises Multiple Concerns Over Lead and Copper Rule Improvements
On December 6, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule revising the National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for lead and copper under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
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New Measuring Stick for the Small Business Economy: Comparing New Employer Firm Applications to…
by Research Economist, Brian Headd
In 2018, the U.S. Census Bureau began producing a timely small business economic indicator: new business applications and projected future actual starts. Small and new businesses are more susceptible!-->!-->!-->…
Facts About Small Business: Black-Ownership Statistics 2024
Advocacy has released an updated infographic showcasing Black-owned businesses. Black business owners own 3.5 million businesses and employ more than 1.2 million people. This represents an annual increase of over 7 percent in people!-->…
Roundtable Recap – USPTO Trademark Pendency Rates
On January 15, 2024, the Office of Advocacy held a roundtable with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to discuss pendency rates for trademark applications. Pendency rates represent how quickly the Trademark Office can issue or!-->…
Advocacy Comments on the State Department’s Au Pair Rule
On October 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of State (Department) published a proposed rule that amends regulations governing the au pair program, which allows young foreign nationals to travel to the United States to continue their studies!-->…
Advocacy Comments on CPSC’s Proposed Safety Standard for Table Saws
On November 1, 2023, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a supplemental proposed rule that would establish a safety standard for blade contact injuries in table saws. On January 26, 2024, the Office of Advocacy!-->…